BILL NUMBER: AB 18	CHAPTERED  09/22/99

	CHAPTER   461
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 22, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 25, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 17, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 21, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 22, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 23, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Villaraigosa and Keeley
   (Principal coauthors:  Senators Hayden, Chesbro, and Murray)
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Shelley)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aanestad, Alquist, Aroner, Battin,
Bock, Briggs, Calderon, Cardoza, Cedillo, Correa, Cunneen, Dickerson,
Dutra, Firebaugh, Frusetta, Gallegos, Havice, Hertzberg, Honda,
Jackson, Kuehl, Lempert, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado, Maldonado,
Mazzoni, Migden, Pescetti, Reyes, Romero, Scott, Soto, Steinberg,
Strom-Martin, Thomson, Torlakson, Wesson, Wiggins, and Wildman)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, McPherson, Rainey, Schiff, Sher,
and Solis)

                        DECEMBER 7, 1998

   An act to add Chapter 1.692 (commencing with Section 5096.300) to,
and Chapter 1.693 (commencing with Section 5096.400) to, Division 5
of the Public Resources Code, relating to financing a program for the
acquisition, development, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration,
enhancement, and protection of park, recreational, cultural,
historical, fish and wildlife, lake, riparian, reservoir, and coastal
resources, by providing the funds necessary therefor through the
issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California and by
providing for the handling and disposition of those funds, and
declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 18, Villaraigosa.  Bond:  parks, water, and coastal protection
act.
   (1) Under existing law, programs have been established pursuant to
bond acts for, among other things, the development and enhancement
of state and local parks and recreational facilities.
   This bill would enact the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water,
Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the
Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) which, if adopted, would authorize, for the
purpose of financing a program for the acquisition, development,
improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, and protection
of park, recreational, cultural, historical, fish and wildlife,
lake, riparian, reservoir, river, and coastal resources, as
specified, the issuance, pursuant to the State General Obligation
Bond Law, of bonds in the amount of $2,100,000,000.
   (2) The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit the
bond act to the voters at the March 7, 2000, statewide general
election.
   (3) The bill would require that, to the extent permitted by
federal law, if the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in the County of San
Diego ceases to be used as a federal facility, it be converted to an
open-space area of greenbelt administered by the Department of Parks
and Recreation.
   (4) The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Chapter 1.692 (commencing with Section 5096.300) is
added to Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 1.692.  SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN
AIR, AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2000
      (THE VILLARAIGOSA-KEELEY ACT)
      Article 1.  General Provisions

   5096.300.  This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal
Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley Act).
   5096.301.  Responding to the recreational and open-space needs of
a growing population and expanding urban communities, this act will
revive state stewardship of natural resources by investing in
neighborhood parks and state parks, clean water protection, and
coastal beaches and scenic areas.
   5096.302.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Historically, California's local and neighborhood parks often
serve as the recreational, social, and cultural centers for cities
and communities, providing venues for youth enrichment, senior
activities, and family recreation.
   (b) Neighborhood and state parks provide safe places to play in
the urban neighborhoods, splendid scenic landscapes, exceptional
experiences, and world-recognized recreational opportunities, and in
so doing, are vital to California's quality of life and economy.
   (c) For over a decade, the state's commitment to parks and natural
resources has dwindled.  California has not kept pace with the
needed funding to adequately manage and maintain its multibillion
dollar investment in neighborhood, urban, and state parks and natural
areas resulting in disrepair and overcrowding of many park
facilities and the degradation of wild lands.
   (d) The magnificent Pacific Coast, outstanding mountain ranges,
and unique scenic regions are the source of tremendous economic
opportunity and contribute enormously to the quality of life of
Californians.
   (e) Continued economic success and enjoyment derived from
California's natural resources depends on maintaining clean water,
healthy ecosystems, and expanding public access for a growing state.

   (f) The backlog of needs for repair and maintenance of local and
urban parks exceeds two billion five hundred million dollars and the
need for maintenance of state parks exceeds one billion dollars.  The
state's conservancies and wildlife agencies report a need for
habitat acquisition and restoration exceeding $1.8 billion.
   (g) This act will begin to address these critical neighborhood
park and natural resources needs.
   5096.303.  The Legislature further finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Air pollution continues to be a major problem in California
which harms the health of our residents, costs our economy billions
of dollars related to health care costs, reduced agricultural
productivity, and damage to our infrastructure, and otherwise
decreases the quality of life in our state.
   (b) Forests and trees improve air quality by removing carbon
dioxide, particulates, and other pollutants from the air, and by
producing oxygen.
   (c) Park, open-space, and tree planting projects also improve air
quality and decrease congestion by reducing sprawl, improving the
quality of life in areas that are already developed by helping local
agencies implement sound land use plans that promote energy
efficiency, and by providing incentives to reduce development in
inappropriate areas.
   5096.306.  It is the intent of the Legislature to strongly
encourage every state or local government agency receiving the bond
funds allocated pursuant to this chapter for an activity to give full
and proper consideration to the use of recycled and reusable
products whenever possible with regard to carrying out that activity.

   5096.307.  (a) Every proposed activity to be funded pursuant to
this chapter shall be in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).
   (b) Lands acquired with funds allocated pursuant to this chapter
shall be acquired from a willing seller of the land.
   5096.3075.  Upon a finding by the administering entity that a
particular project for which funds have been allocated cannot be
completed, or that the funds are in excess of the total needed, the
Legislature may reallocate those funds for other high priority needs
consistent with this act.
   5096.308.  As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (a) "Acquisition" means the acquisition from a willing seller of a
fee interest or any other interest, including easements and
development rights, in real property from a willing seller.
   (b) "Board" means the Secretary of the Resources Agency designated
in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 5096.362.
   (c) "Certified local community conservation corps programs" means
programs operated by public or private nonprofit agencies pursuant to
Section 14406.
   (d) "Committee" means the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water,
Clean Air, and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) Finance
Committee created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.362.
   (e) "District" means any regional park district, regional park and
open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant
to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3, any
recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 5780), or an authority formed pursuant to Division 26
(commencing with Section 35100).  With respect to any community or
unincorporated region that is not included within a district, and in
which no city or county provides parks or recreational areas or
facilities, "district" also means any other district that is
authorized by statute to operate and manage parks or recreational
areas or facilities, employs a full-time park and recreation
director, offers year-round park and recreation services on lands and
facilities owned by the district, and allocates a substantial
portion of its annual operating budget to parks or recreation areas
or facilities
   (f) "Fund" means the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean
Air, and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) Bond Fund
created pursuant to Section 5096.310.
   (g) "Historical resource" includes, but is not limited to, any
building, structure, site area, place, artifact, or collection of
artifacts that is historically or archaeologically significant in the
cultural annals of California.
   (h) "Program" means the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water,
Clean Air, and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) Program
established pursuant to this chapter.
   (i) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
   (j) (1) "Stewardship" means the development and implementation of
projects for the protection, preservation, rehabilitation,
restoration, and improvement of natural systems and outstanding
features of the state park system and historical and cultural
resources.  Those efforts may not include activities that merely
supplement normal park operations or that are usually funded from
other sources.
   (2) (A) "Cultural resources stewardship" may include, but is not
limited to, stabilization and protection of historical resources,
including archaeological resources, in the state park system.  Those
resources may include sites, features, ruins, archaeological
deposits, historical landscape resources, rock art features, and
artifacts making up the physical legacy of California's past.
   (B) "Cultural resources stewardship" does not include the
rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction, interpretation, or
mitigation of historical resources typically required as part of a
development program.
   (3) "Natural resources stewardship" may include, but is not
limited to, such objectives as the control of major erosion and
geologic hazards, the restoration and improvement of critical plant
and animal habitat, the control and elimination of exotic species
encroachment, the stabilization of coastal dunes and bluffs, and the
planning necessary to implement those objectives.
   (k) "Wildlife conservation partnership" means a cooperative
acquisition, restoration, or management of wildlife habitat for which
the Wildlife Conservation Board provides matching funds to leverage
other public, private, or nonprofit resources to maximize the
conservation benefits to wildlife and wildlife habitat.
   5096.309.  Pursuant to guidelines issued by the secretary, all
recipients of funding pursuant to this chapter shall post signs
acknowledging the source of the funds.

      Article 2.  Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air,
and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) Program

   5096.310.  The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this
chapter shall be deposited in the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean
Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act)
Bond Fund, which is hereby created.  Unless otherwise specified and
except as provided in subdivision (m), the money in the fund shall be
available for appropriation by the Legislature, in the manner set
forth in this chapter, only for parks and resources improvement and
administrative costs allocable to the bond funded projects, in
accordance with the following schedule:
   (a) The sum of five hundred two million seven hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($502,750,000) to the department for the following
purposes:
   (1) To rehabilitate, restore, and improve units of the state park
system that will ensure that state park system lands and facilities
will remain open and accessible for public use.
   (2) To develop, improve, rehabilitate, restore, enhance, and
protect facilities and trails at existing units of the state park
system that will provide for optimal recreational and educational
use, activities, improved access and safety, and the acquisition from
a willing seller of inholdings and adjacent lands.  Adjacent lands
are lands contiguous to, or in the immediate vicinity of, existing
state park system lands and that directly benefit an existing state
park system unit.
   (3) For stewardship of the public investment in the preservation
of the critical natural heritage and scenic features, and cultural
heritage stewardship projects that will preserve vanishing remnants
of California's landscape, and protect and promote a greater
understanding of California's past, and the planning necessary to
implement those efforts.
   (4) For facilities and improvements to enhance volunteer
participation in the state park system.
   (5) To develop, improve, and expand interpretive facilities at
units of the state park system, including educational exhibits and
visitor orientation centers.
   (6) To rehabilitate and repair aging facilities at winter
recreation facilities pursuant to the Sno-Park program, as provided
for in Chapter 1.27 (commencing with Section 5091.01), that provide
for improved public safety.
   (7) For projects that improve air quality related to the state
park system, including, but not limited to, the purchase of
low-emission or advanced technology vehicles and equipment and clean
fuel distribution facilities that will avoid or reduce air emissions
at state park facilities.
   (b) The sum of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) to the
department to undertake stewardship projects, including cultural
resources stewardship and natural resources stewardship projects,
that will restore and protect the natural treasures of the state park
system, preserve vanishing remnants of California's landscape, and
protect and promote a greater understanding of California's past.
   (c) The sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the department
for facilities and improvements to enhance volunteer participation
in the state park system.
   (d) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to the
department for grants to local agencies administering units of the
state park system under an operating agreement with the department,
for the development, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration,
enhancement, protection, and interpretation of lands and facilities
of, and improved access to, those locally operated units.
   (e) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the California
Heritage Fund, created pursuant to Section 5079.10, for competitive
grants, in accordance with Section 5096.335.
   (f) The sum of three hundred eighty-eight million dollars
($388,000,000) to the department for grants, in accordance with
Sections 5096.332, 5096.333, and 5096.336, on the basis of
population, for the acquisition, development, improvement,
rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, and interpretation of local
park and recreational lands and facilities, including renovation of
recreational facilities conveyed to local agencies resulting from the
downsizing or decommissioning of federal military installations.
   (g) The sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) to the
department for grants to cities, counties, and districts for the
acquisition, development, rehabilitation, and restoration of park and
recreation areas and facilities pursuant to the Roberti-Z'
berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreational Program Act (Chapter
3.2 (commencing with Section 5620)).
   (h) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department
for grants, in accordance with Section 5096.337, for the improvement
or acquisition and restoration of riparian habitat, riverine aquatic
habitat, and other lands in close proximity to rivers and streams
for river and stream trail projects undertaken in accordance with
Section 78682.2 of the Water Code, and for purposes of Section 7048
of the Water Code.
   (i) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department
for grants, in accordance with Section 5096.337, for the
development, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement,
and interpretation of nonmotorized trails for the purpose of
increasing public access to, and enjoyment of, public areas for
increased recreational opportunities.  Not less than two million five
hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) of this amount shall be
allocated toward the completion of projects that link existing
bicycle and pedestrian trail systems to major urban public
transportation systems, to promote increased recreational
opportunities and nonmotorized commuter usage.  Of this amount, no
less than two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000) shall
be allocated to the East Bay Regional Park District toward the
completion of the Iron Horse Trail.
   (j) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to the
department for grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations
for park, youth center, and environmental enhancement projects and
programs that benefit youth in areas that lack safe neighborhood
parks, open space, and natural areas, and  that have significant
poverty.
   (k) The sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars
($2,500,000) to the California Conservation Corps to complete capital
outlay and resource conservation projects and administrative costs
allocable to the bond funded projects.
   (l) The sum of eighty-six million five hundred thousand dollars
($86,500,000) to the department for the following purposes:
   (1) The sum of seventy-one million five hundred thousand dollars
($71,500,000) for grants, in accordance with Sections 5096.339 and
5096.340, for urban recreational and cultural centers, including, but
not limited to, zoos, museums, aquariums, and facilities for
wildlife, environmental, or natural science aquatic education or
projects that combine curation of archaeological, paleontological,
and historic resources with education and basic and applied research,
and that emphasize specimens of California's extinct prehistoric
plants and animals.
   (2) The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for grants
for regional youth soccer and baseball facilities operated by
nonprofit organizations.  Priority shall be given to those grant
projects that utilize existing school facilities or recreation
facilities and serve disadvantaged youth.
   (m) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum
of two hundred sixty-five million five hundred thousand dollars
($265,500,000) is hereby continuously appropriated to the Wildlife
Conservation Board, without regard to fiscal years, in accordance
with Section 5096.350.
   (n) The sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) to the
California Tahoe Conservancy, in accordance with Section 5096.351.
   (o) The sum of two hundred twenty million four hundred thousand
dollars ($220,400,000) to the State Coastal Conservancy, in
accordance with Section 5096.352.
   (p) The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) to the
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, in accordance with Section
5096.353.
   (q) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Coachella
Valley Mountains Conservancy, in accordance with Section 5096.354.
   (r) The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to the San
Joaquin River Conservancy, in accordance with Section 5096.355.
   (s) The sum of twelve million five hundred thousand dollars
($12,500,000) to the California Conservation Corps for grants for the
certified local community conservation corps program to complete
capital outlay and resource conservation projects.
   (t) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to the
Department of Conservation in accordance with Section 5096.356.
   (u) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection for urban forestry programs in
accordance with Section 4799.12.  The grants made pursuant to this
subdivision shall be for costs associated with the purchase and
planting of trees, and up to three years of care which ensures the
long-term viability of those trees.
   (v) The sum of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) to the
Department of Fish and Game for the following purposes:
   (1) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for expenditure
in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 5096.357.
   (2) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for expenditure
in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 5096.357.
   (3) The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to remove
nonnative vegetation harmful to ecological reserves.
   (w) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be
available for purposes of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160)
of Division 21.  Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall
be allocated to a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting,
preserving, and saving Mount Diablo.
   (x) (1) The sum of seven million dollars ($7,000,000) to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board for grants to local
agencies to assist them in meeting state and federal accessibility
standards relating to public playgrounds if the local agency
guarantees that 50 percent of the grant funds will be used for the
improvement or replacement of playground equipment or facilities
through the use of recycled materials and that matching funds in an
amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of those
grant funds will be provided through either public or private funds
or in-kind contributions.  The board may reduce this matching fund
requirement to not less than 25 percent if it determines that the 50
percent requirement would impose an extreme financial hardship on the
local agency applying for the grant.
   (2) The funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
deposited into the Playground Safety and Recycling Account
established pursuant to Section 115815 of the Health and Safety Code
if Assembly Bill 1055 of the 1999-2000 Regular Session, which would
add that section, is enacted and becomes operative on or before
January 1, 2000.  If Assembly Bill 1055 of the 1999-2000 Regular
Session is not enacted and does not become operative on or before
January 1, 2000, the Playground Safety and Recycling Account is
hereby created for the deposit of funds allocated pursuant to
paragraph (1).
   (3) The funds deposited into the account pursuant to this
subdivision may be expended by the board, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for the purposes specified in paragraph (1).
   (y) The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to a city for
rehabilitation, restoration, or enhancement to a city park that is
over 1,000 acres that serves an urban area of over 750,000 population
in northern California and that provides recreational, cultural, and
scientific resources.
   (z) (1) The sum of six million two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($6,250,000) to the secretary to administer grants to the Sierra
Nevada-Cascade Program, in accordance with Section 5096.347.
   (2) The sum of thirty-three million five hundred thousand dollars
($33,500,000) to the secretary to administer a river parkway and
restoration program to assist local agencies and other districts to
plan, create, and conserve river parkways.  The secretary shall make
funds available in accordance with Sections 7048 and 78682.2 of the
Water Code, and any other applicable authority, for the following
purposes:
   (A) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for the acquisition
or restoration of public lands within the Los Angeles River
Watershed, the San Gabriel River Watershed, and the San Gabriel
Mountains and to provide open space, nonmotorized trails, bike paths,
and other low-impact recreational uses and wildlife and habitat
restoration and protection.  Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall
be allocated for the Los Angeles River Watershed, and fifteen million
dollars ($15,000,000) shall be allocated for the San Gabriel River
Watershed and the San Gabriel Mountains and lower Los Angeles River.

   (B) Two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) for
river parkway projects along the Kern River between the mouth of the
Kern Canyon and I-5.
   (C) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for land acquisition in the
Santa Clarita Watershed.
   (D) Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for watershed, riparian,
and wetlands restoration along the Sacramento River in Yolo, Glenn,
and Colusa Counties.
   (E) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the construction of a
visitor center at a state recreation area encompassing a body of
water along the American River.
   (3) The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the secretary
for resource conservation and urban water recycling, multicounty
regional recreational needs habitat restoration, and joint
sponsorship by multiple local agencies and nonprofit organizations in
the County of Sonoma.
   (4) The sum of one million one hundred thousand dollars
($1,100,000) to the secretary, two hundred thousand dollars
($200,000) of which shall be made available to fund a community
center and a veterans park in San Benito County, five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000) of which shall be made available to fund
a community center in the City of Galt, and four hundred thousand
dollars ($400,000) of which shall be made available to fund a
community center in the City of Gilroy.
   (5) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for Camp Arroyo in Alameda
County.
   (6) The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) to construct a
rehabilitation center for injured endangered and indigenous wild
animals in the San Bernardino Mountains.

      Article 3.  State Park System Program

   5096.320.  The Legislature hereby recognizes that public financial
resources are inadequate to meet all capital outlay needs of the
state park system and that the need for the acquisition, development,
restoration, rehabilitation, improvement, and protection of state
park system lands and facilities has increased to the point that
their continued well-being and the realization of their full public
benefit is in jeopardy.
   (a) The department shall annually submit to the Legislature and to
the secretary a report, consisting of a prioritized listing and
comparative evaluation of needs.
   (b) Projects approved by the secretary shall be forwarded by the
secretary to the Director of Finance for inclusion in the Budget
Bill.
   5096.322.  (a) No later than November 1, 2001, the director shall
determine the amount of funding that is necessary to complete all
deferred maintenance projects within each unit of the state park
system.
   (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no proceeds of the
bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter may be used to acquire
improved property for a unit of the state park system until 75
percent of the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a) has been
appropriated, and allocated to complete deferred maintenance
projects within that unit from an appropriated funding source other
than the proceeds of the bonds issued and sold pursuant to this
chapter.
   (c) Real property may be acquired under this chapter for a unit of
the state park system that does not meet the requirements of
subdivision (b) only if the director finds, with respect to that
unit, that a unique opportunity is presented to acquire real property
that will constitute a significant improvement of the state park
system.
   (d) As used in this section, "deferred maintenance project" means
any project identified in the department's 2001 Deferred Maintenance
Assessment that rehabilitates or repairs a facility to a safe and
usable condition for the visiting public.
   5096.323.  Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) of the funds
allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.310 shall be
expended for the acquisition of land from willing sellers that are a
high priority for both the state parks system and for habitat
purposes, with priority given to projects that protect habitat for
rare, threatened, or endangered species pursuant to a natural
community conservation plan adopted pursuant to Chapter 10
(commencing with Section 2800) of Division 10 of the Fish and Game
Code, if the acquisition of the land is conducted in conjunction with
a natural community conservation plan approved by the Department of
Fish and Game prior to January 1, 1999, or if the acquisition is
approved by statute.  Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision
(a) of Section 5096.310, those land acquisitions may be for either
new or existing units of the state park system.
   5096.324.  (a) Funds appropriated to the department pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 5096.310 shall be made available for the
following purposes:
   (1) The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to preserve
and restore a unit of the state parks system that preserves and
restores cultural and historical immigration resources in northern
California.
   (2) The sum of two million six hundred thousand dollars
($2,600,000) to construct visitor centers in state parks, state
recreation areas, and
state historic parks.  The department shall give priority to projects
at Chino Hills State Park and California Citrus State Historic Park.

   (3) Up to six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) for
playground equipment upgrades in state recreation areas.
   (4) The sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for
restoration of state reserves that maintain the state flower.
   (5) The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for restoration of
state beaches.
   (6) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for restoration,
study, and curation of paleontological, archaeological, and
historical resource site protection.  Priority shall be given to
projects that combine curation of archaeological, paleontological,
and historical resources with education and basic and applied
research, and that emphasize specimens of California's extinct
prehistoric plants and animals.
   (7) The sum of two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars
($2,750,000) for restoration of historic rail sites and capital
outlay projects for state approved underground mine tour sites.
   (8) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the
acquisition of lands from willing sellers of lands that are forested
with redwoods or that will enhance the protection or preservation of
the redwood forest ecosystem.  The department shall give preference
to projects where matching contributions in funding from other public
agencies, private parties, or nonprofit organizations are available.

   (9) Up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to construct
trails, trailheads, and parking, and to provide nonvehicular public
access between the Bear and Mendoza Ranch open-space and adjacent
Henry Coe State Park.

      Article 4.  Grant Program

   5096.331.  The Legislature hereby recognizes that public financial
resources are inadequate to meet all of the funding needs of local
public park and recreation providers and that there is an urgent need
for safe, open, and accessible local park and recreational
facilities and for the increased recreational opportunities that
provide positive alternatives to social problems.  Accordingly, it is
declared to be the policy of this state that the funds allocated
pursuant to subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 5096.310 to local
agencies shall be appropriated primarily for projects that accomplish
all of the following:
   (a) Rehabilitate facilities at existing local parks that will
provide for more efficient management and reduced operational costs.
This may include grants to local agencies for the renovation of
recreational facilities conveyed to local agencies resulting from the
downsizing and decommissioning of federal military installations.
   (b) Develop facilities that promote positive alternatives for
youth and that promote cooperation between local park and recreation
service providers and youth-serving nonprofit organizations.
   (c) Promote family oriented recreation, including art activities.

   (d) Provide for open, safe, and accessible local park lands,
facilities, and botanical gardens.
   5096.332.  (a) Sixty percent of the total funds available for
grants pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5096.310 shall be
allocated to cities and to districts other than a regional park
district, regional park and open-space district, or regional
open-space district.  Each city's and district's allocation shall be
in the same ratio as the city's or district's population is to the
combined total of the state's population that is included in
incorporated areas and unincorporated areas within the district,
except that each city or district shall be entitled to a minimum
allocation of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).  In any instance in
which the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of such a
district, the population in the area of overlapping jurisdictions
shall be attributed to each jurisdiction in proportion to the extent
to which each operates and manages parks and recreational areas and
facilities for that population.  In any instance in which the
boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of such a district, and in
the area of overlap the city does not operate and manage parks and
recreational areas and facilities, all grant funds shall be allocated
to the district.
   (b) Each city and each district subject to subdivision (a) whose
boundaries overlap shall develop a specific plan for allocating the
grant funds in accordance with the formula specified in subdivision
(a).  If, by April 1, 2001, the plan has not been agreed to by the
city and district and submitted to the department, the director shall
determine the allocation of the grant funds among the affected
jurisdictions.
   5096.333.  (a) Forty percent of the total funds available for
grants pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5096.310 shall be
allocated to counties and regional park districts, regional park and
open-space districts, or regional open-space districts formed
pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3.
   (b) Each county's allocation under subdivision (a) shall be in the
same ratio as the county's population, except that each county shall
be entitled to a minimum allocation of one hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($150,000).
   (c) In any county that embraces all or part of the territory of a
regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or
regional open-space district, whose board of directors is not the
county board of supervisors, the amount allocated to the county shall
be apportioned between that district and the county in proportion to
the population of the county that is included within the territory
of the district and the population of the county that is outside the
territory of the district.
   (d) In any county that currently embraces all or a part of the
territory of a regional open-space district and an authority formed
pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100), the
allocation shall be distributed between the county and these entities
as follows:
   (1) First, the funds shall be apportioned between the district and
the county in proportion to the population of the county that is
included within the territory of the district, and the proportion of
the population of the county that is outside the district.  The
amounts resulting from this calculation shall be known as the
district's share, and the county's first balance.  The district's
share shall be allocated to the district.  The county's first balance
shall be further apportioned as provided in paragraph (2).
   (2) The county's first balance, as determined in accordance with
paragraph (1), shall be further apportioned between the authority and
the county in proportion to the population of the county that is
included within the territory of the authority, and the proportion of
the population of the county that is outside the authority.  The
amounts resulting from this calculation shall be known as the
authority's share, and the county's second balance.
   (3) The authority's share shall be divided equally between the
county and the authority.  The county shall receive all of the county'
s second balance.
   5096.334.  Notwithstanding Section 5096.331, of the funds
allocated on the basis of population pursuant to subdivision (f) of
Section 5096.310 within counties with a population of five million
persons or more, not less than 75 percent of the total amount shall
be available as follows:
   (a) Not less than 20 percent for land acquisition, construction,
development, and rehabilitation of at-risk youth recreation
facilities.  As used in this section, "at-risk youth" means persons
who have not attained the age of 21 years and are at high risk of
being involved in, or are involved in, one or more of the following:
gangs, juvenile delinquency, criminal activity, substance abuse,
adolescent pregnancy, or school failure or dropout.
   (b) Not less than 40 percent for projects within the most
economically disadvantaged areas, which may include projects along
river parkways, conservation corridors, and parkways along corridors
of economic significance.
   (c) Not less than 10 percent for urban reforestation projects.
   (d) Not more than 5 percent for projects that convert publicly
owned land to a neighborhood park providing open-space, recreational,
cultural, and festival opportunities, if the bond proceeds do not
exceed 25 percent of the total project cost and there is a 75 percent
funding match.
   5096.335.  Funds authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
5096.310 shall be administered by the State Office of Historic
Preservation and shall be available as grants, on a competitive
basis, to cities, counties, districts, local agencies formed for park
purposes pursuant to a joint powers agreement between two or more
local entities, and nonprofit organizations for the acquisition,
development, rehabilitation, restoration, and interpretation of
historical resources.
   5096.336.  (a) Of the funds authorized pursuant to subdivision (f)
of Section 5096.310, three hundred thirty-eight million dollars
($338,000,000) shall be available for grants to cities, counties, and
districts on the basis of their populations, as determined by the
department in cooperation with the Department of Finance, on the
basis of the most recent verifiable census data and other population
data that the department may require to be furnished by the applicant
city, county, or district.
   (b) Of the funds authorized pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section
5096.310, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) available for grants
pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5096.310 shall be allocated to
cities and districts in urbanized counties providing park and
recreation services within jurisdictions of 200,000 or less in
population.  For purposes of this subdivision, "urbanized counties"
means a county with a population of 200,000 or greater.
   5096.337.  (a) Funds authorized pursuant to subdivisions (h), (i),
and (z) of Section 5096.310 shall be available as grants, on a
competitive basis, to cities, counties, districts, local agencies
formed for park purposes pursuant to a joint powers agreement as
defined in subdivision (b), and other districts, as defined in
subdivision (c).
   (b) For purposes of this section, "local agency" means any local
agency formed for park purposes pursuant to a joint powers agreement
between two or more local entities.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "other districts" include any
district authorized to provide park, recreational, or open-space
services, or a combination of those services, except a school
district.
   5096.338.  The funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (j) of
Section 5096.310 shall, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act,
be available for existing or new entities or programs designated by
statute for grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations,
and for related administrative costs.  At least 50 percent of the
funds shall be available for grants to local public agencies and
districts.
   5096.339.  Not less than 11 percent of the funds authorized in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 5096.310 shall be
available as grants administered by the department to cities,
counties, and nonprofit organizations for the development,
rehabilitation, or restoration of facilities accredited by the
American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) and operated by cities,
counties, and nonprofit organizations, and to cities, counties, and
nonprofit organizations for the development, rehabilitation, or
restoration of zoos and aquariums operated by cities, counties, and
nonprofit organizations, but not yet accredited by the AZA.  This
program shall be known, and may be cited, as the Dr. Paul Chaffee
Zoological Program.  Allocation in awarding grants pursuant to this
section shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
   (a) Individual grants of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000),
or an amount to be determined by dividing 95 percent of the total zoo
and aquarium funds available pursuant to this section by the number
of AZA accredited institutions at the time of enactment of this
section, shall be made available to zoos and aquariums that are AZA
accredited.
   (b) Not less than 20 percent or two million dollars ($2,000,000),
whichever is greater, of the funds available pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be reserved for institutions with annual operating budgets
of less than one million dollars ($1,000,000).
   (c) Not more than 5 percent of the total funds available pursuant
to this section, shall be made available as grants to zoos and
aquariums that have initiated the AZA accreditation process but are
not yet accredited at the time of the enactment of this section.
Grants awarded under this subdivision shall be dedicated to projects
which will enhance the institution's ability to meet standards of AZA
accreditation.
   (d) Not more than 5 percent of the total funds available pursuant
to this section shall be granted for publicly owned or nonprofit zoos
and wildlife centers that may not be accredited, but that care for
animals that have been injured or abandoned and that cannot be
returned to the wild.  To be eligible for this portion of those
funds, applicants shall demonstrate that they serve a regional area,
foster the environmental relationships of animals within that region,
and operate outreach and onsite programs communicating those
objectives to the public.
   (e) At least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be provided
to the California Science Center for implementation of the Exposition
Master Plan.  Three million dollars ($3,000,000) of this amount
shall be made available to the California African-American Museum for
completion of its education and visitor facility in Exposition Park
and seven million dollars ($7,000,000) of this amount shall be made
available for the California Science Centers' environmental science
facility.
   (f) Not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of the
funds allocated pursuant to  this section shall be available as
grants for facilities for education programs focused on the National
Marine Sanctuaries along California's coast.
   (g) Not less than forty-four million seven hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($44,750,000) of the funds allocated pursuant to this section
shall be made available for the following purposes:
   (1) At least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be provided
to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana for capital improvement
projects, if there is a local match in private funds.
   (2) At least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be provided
to the California Academy of the Sciences for capital improvement
projects, if there is a local match in private funds.
   (3) At least two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be provided
toward the creation of the Delta Science Center to carry out
significant marine and delta aquatic education and interpretive
programs, if there is a local match in private funds.
   (4) At least fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be
provided to the Alliance of Redding Museums for capital improvements
for the Turtle Bay-Museums and the Arboretum on the River, if there
is a local match in private funds.
   (5) An individual grant of four million two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($4,250,000) shall be made to the California Division of
Fairs and Expositions of the Department of Food and Agriculture for
capital outlay to assist with an approved contract entered into on or
before January 1, 2000, for an exposition or state fair relocation
in any county with a population greater than 5,000,000.
   (6) The sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars
($3,500,000) to enhance the two-acre historical exhibit at the Kern
County Museum.
   5096.340.  (a) Not less than 11 percent of the funds authorized in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 5096.310 shall be
available as grants on a competitive basis to cities, counties, and
nonprofit organizations for the development or rehabilitation of real
property consisting of urban recreational and cultural centers,
museums, and facilities for wildlife education or environmental
education.
   (b) To be eligible for funding, a project shall initially be
nominated by a Member of the Legislature for study by the department.
  The department shall study each project so nominated and, prior to
the April 1 preceding the fiscal year in which funds are proposed to
be appropriated, shall submit to the Legislature a prioritized
listing and comparative evaluation of all projects nominated prior to
the preceding July 1.
   (c) In establishing priorities of projects, the department shall
consider any favorable project characteristics, including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
   (1) The project will interpret one or more important California
historical, cultural, economic, or resource themes or an important
historical, cultural, economic, technological, or resource theme in a
major region of California.  Higher priority shall be assigned to
projects whose themes are not interpreted in any existing museum or
have demonstrable deficiencies in their presentation in an existing
museum.
   (2) The project is proposed to be operated on lands that are
already in public ownership or on lands that will be acquired and
used for the project in conjunction with adjoining public lands.
   (3) Projects that are closely related geographically to the
resources, activity, structure, place, or collection of objects to be
interpreted, and are close to population centers and access routes.

   (4) Projects that are in, or close to, population centers or are
adjacent to, or readily served by, a state highway or other mode of
public transportation.
   (5) Projects for which there are commitments, or the serious
likelihood of commitments, of funds or the donation of land or other
property suitable for the project.
   (d) The department shall annually forward a list of the highest
priority projects to the Department of Finance for inclusion in the
Budget Bill.
   (e) An application for a grant for a cooperative museum project
shall be submitted jointly by the city, county, or other public
agency, an institute of higher learning, or a nonprofit organization
that cooperatively is operating, or will operate, the project.
   5096.341.  (a) The director shall prepare and adopt criteria and
procedures for evaluating applications for grants allocated pursuant
to subdivisions (f), (g), (h), (i), and (l) of Section 5096.310.
Individual applications for funds shall be submitted to the
department for approval as to their conformity with the requirements
of this chapter.  The application shall be accompanied by
certification from the planning agency of the applicant that the
project for which the grant is requested is consistent with the park
and recreation element of the applicable city or county general plan
or the district park and recreation plan, as the case may be, and
will satisfy a high priority need.  To utilize available grant funds
as effectively as possible, overlapping or adjoining jurisdictions
are encouraged to combine projects and submit a joint application.
   (b) Any applicant may allocate all or a portion of its per capita
share for a regional or state project.
   (c) The director shall annually forward a statement of the total
amount to be appropriated in each fiscal year for projects approved
for grants pursuant to subdivisions (f), (g), (h), (i), and (l) of
Section 5096.310 to the Director of Finance for inclusion in the
Budget Bill.  A list of eligible jurisdictions and the amount of
grant funds to be allocated to each shall also be made available by
the department.
   (d) (1) Funds appropriated for grants pursuant to subdivisions
(f), (g), (h), (i), and (l) of Section 5096.310 shall be encumbered
by the recipient within three years from the date that the
appropriation became effective.  Regardless of the date of
encumbrance of the granted funds, the recipient is expected to
complete all funded projects within eight years of the effective date
of the appropriation.
   (2) Commencing with the Budget Bill for the 2009-10 fiscal year,
any grant funds appropriated pursuant to subdivisions (f), (g), (h),
(i), and (l) of Section 5096.310 that have not been expended by the
grantee shall revert to the fund and be available for appropriation
by the Legislature for one or more of the categories specified in
Section 5096.310 that the Legislature determines to be of the highest
priority statewide.
   5096.342.  (a) Grant funds appropriated pursuant to subdivisions
(f), (g), (h), (i), and (l) of Section 5096.310 may be expended by
the grantee only for projects on lands owned by, or subject to a
lease or other interest held by, the grantee.
   (b) If a grant applicant does not have fee title to the lands, the
applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department
that the proposed project will provide public benefits that are
commensurate with the type and duration of the interest in land that
is held by the applicant.
   5096.343.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no grant
funds authorized pursuant to subdivisions (f), (g), (h), (i), and (l)
of Section 5096.310 may be disbursed unless the applicant has
agreed, in writing, to both of the following:
   (1) To maintain and operate the property funded pursuant to this
chapter for a period that is commensurate with the type of project
and the proportion of state funds and local matching funds or
property allocated to the capital costs of the project.  With the
approval of the department, the grantee, or the grantee's successor
in interest in the property, may transfer the responsibility to
maintain and operate the property in accordance with this section.
   (2) To use the property only for the purposes for which the grant
was made and to make no other use or sale or other disposition of the
property, except as authorized by specific act of the Legislature.
   (b) The agreements specified in subdivision (a) shall not prevent
the transfer of the property from the applicant to a public agency,
if the successor public agency assumes the obligations imposed by
those agreements.
   (c) If the use of the property is changed to a use that is not
permitted by the category from which the grant funds were
appropriated, or if the property is sold or otherwise disposed of, an
amount equal to (1) the amount of the grant, (2) the fair market
value of the real property, or (3) the proceeds from the sale or
other disposition, whichever is greater, shall be used by the grantee
for a purpose authorized by that category, pursuant to agreement
with the department as specified in subdivision (a), or shall be
reimbursed to the fund and be available for appropriation by the
Legislature only for a purpose authorized by that category.  If the
property sold or otherwise disposed of is less than the entire
interest in the property funded with the grant, an amount equal to
either the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the
interest or the fair market value of the interest sold or otherwise
disposed of, whichever is greater, shall be used by the grantee for a
purpose authorized by the category from which the funds were
appropriated, pursuant to agreement with the department as specified
in subdivision (a), or shall be reimbursed to the fund and be
available for appropriation by the Legislature only for a use
authorized by that category.
   5096.344.  All grants, gifts, devises, or bequests to the state,
that are conditioned upon being used for park, conservation,
recreational, agricultural, or other such purposes, may be accepted
and received on behalf of the state by the appropriate departmental
director, with the approval of the Director of Finance, and those
grants, gifts, devises, or bequests shall be available, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure for the purposes
specified in Section 5096.310.
   5096.345.  Except for funds continuously appropriated by this
chapter, all appropriations of funds pursuant to Section 5096.310 for
purposes of the program shall be included in a section of the Budget
Bill for the 2001-02 fiscal year, and each succeeding fiscal year,
for consideration by the Legislature, and shall bear the caption
"Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal
Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) Program." The section shall
contain separate items for each project, each class of project, or
each element of the program for which an appropriation is made.

      Article 4.5.  Clean Air Improvement Program

   5096.346.  (a) In allocating funds pursuant to subdivision (u) of
Section 5096.310, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
shall give preference to the planting of trees that provide greater
air quality benefits and to urban forestry projects that provide
greater energy conservation benefits.
   (b) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall consult
with the State Air Resources Board in developing guidelines for the
allocation of grant funds pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section
5096.310 that promote air quality benefits.
   (c) State and local agencies shall consider potential air quality
benefits when allocating funds received pursuant to this chapter.

      Article 4.6.  Sierra Nevada-Cascade Mountain Region

   5096.347.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountain Region constitutes a unique and
important environmental, anthropological, cultural, scientific,
educational, recreational, scenic, water, watershed, and wildlife
resource that should be held in trust for the enjoyment of, and
appreciated by, present and future generations.
   (b) The secretary shall administer grants to the Sierra
Nevada-Cascade Program to assist local governments, agencies,
districts, and nonprofit organizations working in collaboration with
those local governments, agencies, and districts to plan, create, and
conserve the Sierra-Cascade natural ecosystem.  The secretary shall
make funds available on a competitive basis for all of the following
activities:
   (1) The acquisition and restoration of riparian habitat in
accordance with Sections 7048 and 78682.2 of the Water Code to
improve water quality, and to protect, restore, or rehabilitate
watersheds, streams wetlands, or other aquatic habitat.
   (2) Capital improvement projects that provide park and
recreational opportunities.
   (3) Access to trails and public lands, in accordance with Article
6 (commencing with Section 5070) of Chapter 1 of Division 5.
   (4) Acquisition of park lands or recreational facilities.
   (c) The secretary shall give priority to fund up to two million
dollars ($2,000,000) for public beach improvements on properties
owned                                            or administered by
local agencies in the Lake Tahoe area, that will provide improved
lake access, bicycle and pedestrian trail linkages, and
interpretative facilities.
   (d) The secretary may provide the following capital outlay grants:

   (1) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for capital outlay to
an incorporated city all or part of the territory of which is
located within five miles of the boundary line between San Joaquin
County and Sacramento County.
   (2) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the
department for the renovation of a state historical point of interest
near the intersection of Jack Tone Road and State Highway 88.
   (e) For the purposes of this article, the Sierra Nevada-Cascade
Mountain Region includes those portions of Fresno County, Kern
County, Stanislaus County, and Tulare County, and counties with
populations of less than 250,000 as of the 1990 United States Census,
that are located in the mountains, the foothills, and the area
adjacent to the geologic formations of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade
mountain ranges.

      Article 4.7.  Murray-Hayden Urban Parks and Youth Service
Program

   5096.348.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section
5096.310 shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
for parks, park facilities, or environmental youth service centers
that are within the immediate proximity of a neighborhood that has
been identified by the department as having a critical lack of park
or open-space lands or deteriorated park facilities, that are in an
area of significant poverty and unemployment, and that have a
shortage of services for youth.  Priority shall be given to capital
projects that employ neighborhood residents and at-risk youth.
   (b) (1) Fifty percent of the funds allocated pursuant to
subdivision (j) of Section 5096.310 shall be made available on a
competitive basis to heavily urbanized counties and cities or to
nonprofit organizations in those counties and cities, in compliance
with subdivision (a) and the matching requirements of the Roberti-Z'
berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2
(commencing with Section 5620).
   (2) No more than 10 percent of the amounts made available pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall be allocated to fund grants pursuant to
Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 990) of Part 1 of Division 2 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code, at least 50 percent of which shall
be granted to youth service organizations eligible for tax-exempt
status pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
that are chartered by a national youth service organization.

      Article 5.  Wildlife Program

   5096.350.  (a) Funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (m) of
Section 5096.310 shall be available for expenditure by the Wildlife
Conservation Board for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation,
restoration, and protection of real property benefiting fish and
wildlife, for the acquisition, restoration, or protection of habitat
that promotes recovery of threatened, endangered, or fully protected
species, maintains the genetic integrity of wildlife populations, and
serves as corridors linking otherwise separate habitat to prevent
habitat fragmentation, and for grants and related state
administrative costs pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Law of
1947 (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1300) of Division 2 of the
Fish and Game Code), for the following purposes:
   (1) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the acquisition or
restoration of wetland habitat, as follows:
   (A) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the acquisition,
preservation, restoration, and establishment, or any combination
thereof, of habitat for waterfowl or other wetlands-associated
wildlife, as provided for in the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture
Component of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan and the
Inland Wetlands Conservation Program.  Preference shall be given to
projects involving the acquisition of perpetual conservation
easements; habitat development projects on lands which will be
managed primarily as waterfowl habitat in perpetuity; waterfowl
habitat development projects on agricultural lands; the reduction of
fishery impacts resulting from supply diversions that have a direct
benefit to wetlands and waterfowl habitat; or programs to establish
permanent buffer areas, including, but not limited to, agricultural
lands that are necessary to preserve the acreage and habitat values
of existing wetlands.
   (B) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the acquisition,
development, restoration, and protection of wetlands and adjacent
lands, or any combination thereof, located outside the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Valley.
   (2) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the development,
acquisition from a willing seller, or restoration of riparian habitat
and watershed conservation programs.
   (3) Forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000), upon appropriation
by the Legislature, for the restoration, or acquisition from a
willing seller, of habitat for threatened and endangered species or
for the purpose of promoting the recovery of those species.  Five
million dollars ($5,000,000) of that amount shall be for the
acquisition of property along the central coast containing coastal
terrace prairie, federally listed spineflower, state listed San
Francisco popcorn flower, and candidates for federal listing
including ohlone tiger beetle and opler's longhorned moth.  No funds
may be expended pursuant to this paragraph for the acquisition of
real property or other actions taken pursuant to Chapter 10
(commencing with Section 2800) of the Fish and Game Code.
   (4) Thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) for the acquisition
from a willing seller, or restoration of forest lands, including, but
not limited to, ancient redwoods and oak woodlands.  Not more than
five million dollars ($5,000,000) of this amount shall be expended on
the federal Legacy Forest Program (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2103) to meet
federal matching requirements and not less than five million dollars
($5,000,000) of this amount shall be allocated for the preservation
of oak woodlands.  Not more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) of
this amount shall be expended on the federal Legacy Forest Program
(16 U.S.C. Sec. 2103) to meet federal matching requirements and not
less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) of this amount shall be
allocated for the preservation of oak woodlands.
   (5) Eighty-two million five hundred thousand dollars
($82,500,000), upon appropriation by the Legislature, to match funds
contributed by federal or local agencies or nonprofit organizations
for the acquisition, restoration, or protection of habitat or habitat
corridors that promote the recovery of threatened, endangered, or
fully protected species.  Projects funded pursuant to this paragraph
may include restoration projects authorized pursuant to Public Law
105-372, the Salton Sea Reclamation Act of 1998.  The board shall
require matching contributions of funds, real property, or other
resources from other public agencies, private parties, or nonprofit
organizations, at a level designed to obtain the maximum conservation
benefits to wildlife and wildlife habitat.  No funds may be expended
pursuant to this paragraph for the acquisition of real property or
other actions taken pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section
2800) of the Fish and Game Code.
   (6) One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), upon appropriation
by the Legislature, for the purpose of funding the acquisition of
real property subject to a natural community conservation plan
adopted pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of the
Fish and Game Code, if the acquisition of the real property is
conducted in conjunction with a natural community conservation plan
approved by the Department of Fish and Game prior to January 1, 1999,
or if the acquisition is approved by statute.
   (7) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for environmental
restoration projects for the following purposes approved pursuant to
the Salton Sea Restoration Project authorized by Public Law 105-372,
the Salton Sea Reclamation Act of 1998, and identified in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement of the Salton Sea Restoration Project:

   (A) Reduce and stabilize the overall salinity of the Salton Sea.
   (B) Stabilize the surface elevation of the Salton Sea.
   (C) Reclaim, in the long term, healthy fish and wildlife resources
and their habitats.
   (D) Enhance the potential for recreational uses of the Salton Sea.

   (b) Not more than 5 percent of the funds authorized for
expenditure by this section may be used for public access and
wildlife-oriented public use projects.

      Article 6.  Lake Tahoe Program

   5096.351.  (a) The Legislature has recognized the need to protect
and restore the fragile environment at Lake Tahoe; and the Tahoe
Regional Planning Agency has prepared an Environmental Improvement
Program that outlines a capital outlay approach to help achieve
environmental thresholds in the Lake Tahoe Basin, which allocates
funding responsibilities over the first 10 years of the program in
the amounts of approximately two hundred seventy-four million dollars
($274,000,000) to the State of California, two hundred ninety-seven
million dollars ($297,000,000) to the federal government, eighty-two
million dollars ($82,000,000) to the State of Nevada, one hundred one
million dollars ($101,000,000) to local governments, and one hundred
fifty-three million dollars ($153,000,000) to the private sector.
   (b) Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (n) of Section
5096.310 shall be available for expenditure for the development,
restoration, acquisition from a willing seller, and enhancement of
real property, by the California Tahoe Conservancy within the Lake
Tahoe region pursuant to Title 7.42 (commencing with Section 66905)
of the Government Code for the following purposes:
   (1) Protecting the natural environment through preservation of
environmentally sensitive lands, soil erosion control, restoration or
enhancement of watershed lands, and restoration or enhancement of
streams and other natural areas.
   (2) Providing public access and public recreation opportunities.
   (3) Enhancing and restoring wildlife areas.
   (c) The provision of these funds is to meet applicable state
responsibilities pursuant to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's
Environmental Improvement Program.
   (d) The allocation of these funds has been made in the expectation
that the federal government, the State of Nevada, local
jurisdictions, and the private sector will fulfill their respective
obligations pursuant to the Environmental Improvement Program.  The
secretary shall report annually to the Legislature on the progress of
the development and implementation of the Environmental Improvement
Program, and the provision of these funds may be restricted in the
event that the parties are found to be making inadequate progress or
are not making good faith efforts towards fulfilling their respective
obligations.

      Article 7.  Coastal Protection Program

   5096.352.  Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section
5096.310 shall be available for expenditure by the State Coastal
Conservancy pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000)
for the acquisition from a willing seller, preservation, restoration,
and enhancement of real property or an interest in real property in
coastal areas and watersheds within its jurisdiction and the
development of public use facilities in those areas in accordance
with the following schedule:
   (a) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for projects funded
pursuant to the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program
established pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160)
of Division 21.
   (b) (1) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be made
available to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project to fund grants
to public entities and nonprofit organizations to implement storm
water and urban runoff pollution prevention programs, habitat
restoration, and other priority actions specified in the Santa Monica
Restoration Plan.  The Santa Monica Bay Watershed Council shall
determine project eligibility and establish grant priority.
   (2) The Santa Monica Bay Watershed Council or the State Coastal
Conservancy may require the grant recipient to provide a portion of
matching funds for any funding received.  The council or the state
conservancy may use the funds as matching funds for federal or other
grant funding.
   (c) Sixty-four million two hundred thousand dollars ($64,200,000)
of the funds available may be expended by the State Coastal
Conservancy directly or as grants to government entities and
nonprofit organizations for the purposes of Division 21 (commencing
with Section 31000), and for the following and related purposes,
including, but not limited to, the acquisition, enhancement,
restoration, protection, and development of coastal resources,
beaches, waterfronts, and public accessways in accordance with the
following schedule:
   (1) An amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) may
be expended on regional approaches to reduce beach erosion.  Up to
thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) shall be made available to the
Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve Maintenance and Protection Fund
for the restoration and protection of the Upper Newport Bay
Ecological Reserve.
   (2) At least fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be
expended in coastal areas north of the Gualala River.
   (3) At least twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be
expended within Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, or Santa
Barbara Counties.  One million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be
allocated to the City of Monterey to fund public access and open
space along the waterfront.
   (4) At least five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended
on completion of the Coastal Trail.
   (5) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be dedicated to
projects for the Guadalupe River Trail and the San Francisco Bay
Ridge Trail.
   (d) Twenty-two million dollars ($22,000,000) may be expended by
the State Coastal Conservancy directly or as grants to government
entities and nonprofit organizations consistent with Division 21
(commencing with Section 31000), and for administrative costs in
connection therewith, for the acquisition, development,
rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, and protection of real
property, or other actions that benefit fish and wildlife.  At least
ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of those funds shall be expended in
coastal areas north of the Gualala River.  Eight hundred thousand
dollars ($800,000) shall be spent to restore the arroyo,
stickeleback, and steelhead in Orange County.
   (e) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Coastal
Conservancy and the Department of Fish and Game for direct
expenditure and for grants to public agencies and nonprofit
organizations to protect, restore, acquire, and enhance habitat for
salmon.  These funds may be used to match federal funding available
for those purposes.
   (f) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of the funds shall
be allocated to acquire, protect, and restore wetlands projects that
are a minimum of 400 acres in size in any county with a population
greater than 5,000,000.
   (g) Twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000)
shall be allocated to acquire land needed to connect important
coastal watershed and scenic areas in Orange County.

      Article 8.  Mountain Resource Program

   5096.353.  Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section
5096.310 shall be available to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
for capital outlay and grants for the acquisition from a willing
seller, enhancement, and restoration of natural lands, improvement of
public recreation facilities, and for grants to local agencies and
nonprofit organizations to increase access to parks and recreational
opportunities for underserved urban communities, in accordance with
the following schedule:
   Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to acquire, improve, or
restore park, wildlife, or natural areas, including areas near or
adjacent to units of the state park system wherever such units may be
situated within a local jurisdiction within the Santa Monica
Mountains Zone or Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor.
   5096.354.  Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (q) of Section
5096.310 shall be available to the Coachella Valley Mountains
Conservancy for expenditure for the acquisition, development,
enhancement, and protection of land, and for administrative costs
incurred in connection therewith, in accordance with Division 23.5
(commencing with Section 33500).

      Article 9.  San Joaquin River Program

   5096.355.  Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (r) of Section
5096.310 shall be available to the San Joaquin River Conservancy for
expenditure of the acquisition, development, enhancement, and
protection of land, and for administrative costs incurred in
connection therewith, in accordance with Division 22.5 (commencing
with Section 32500).

      Article 10.  Agriculture Program

   5096.356.  (a) Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (t) of
Section 5096.310 shall be available to the Department of Conservation
for grants, on a competitive basis, to state and local agencies and
nonprofit organizations for farmland protection and administration of
the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 (Division 10.2
(commencing with Section 10200)).  This purpose shall include, but
not be limited to, the placement of improvements and acquisition of
agricultural conservation easements and other interests in land
pursuant to the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program.
   (b) At least 20 percent of the funds allocated pursuant to
subdivision (t) of Section 5096.310 shall be available for projects
that preserve agricultural lands and protect water quality in the
counties that serve the San Pablo Bay.

      Article 11.  Fish and Game Program

   5096.357.  (a) Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of
subdivision (v) of Section 5096.310 shall be available to the
Department of Fish and Game for the development, enhancement,
restoration, and preservation of land pursuant to Sections 1580 and
10503 of, and subdivision (b) of Section 1525 of, the Fish and Game
Code.  The provision of these funds shall be in accordance with an
expenditure plan developed by the Department of Fish and Game and
approved by the Department of Finance.
   (b) Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (v)
of Section 5096.310 shall be deposited in the State Duck Stamp
Account of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be available
for expenditure by the Department of Fish and Game for the exclusive
purpose of acquiring habitat preservation and enhancement agreements
on private wetlands pursuant to the California Waterfowl Habitat
Program--Phase II and administrative costs incurred in connection
therewith.

      Article 12.  California Indian Tribe Participation

   5096.358.  To the extent funds authorized pursuant to this chapter
are available for competitive grants to local government entities,
federally recognized California Indian tribes may apply for those
grants, the tribe's application shall be considered on its merits,
and the tribes shall expend any funds received for the purpose
authorized by this chapter for which the funds are made available.

      Article 13.  Fiscal Provisions

   5096.360.  Bonds in the total amount of two billion one hundred
million dollars ($2,100,000,000), not including the amount of any
refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 5096.370, or so
much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a
fund to be used for carrying out the purposes set forth in Section
5096.310 and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond
Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government
Code.  The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and
binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and
credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual
payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the
principal and interest become due and payable.
   5096.361.  The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared,
executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State
General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this
chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set
forth in full in this chapter.
   5096.362.  (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance
and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the
bonds authorized by this chapter, the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean
Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act)
Finance Committee is hereby created.  For purposes of this chapter,
the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal
Protection (Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) Finance Committee is "the
committee" as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond
Law.  The committee consists of the Governor, the Controller, the
Director of Finance, the Treasurer, and the secretary, or their
designated representatives.  The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson
of the committee.  A majority of the committee may act for the
committee.
   (b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the
secretary is designated the "board."
   5096.363.  The committee shall determine whether or not it is
necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this
chapter to carry out Section 5096.310 and, if so, the amount of bonds
to be issued and sold.  Successive issues of bonds may be authorized
and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not
necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at
any one time.
   5096.364.  There shall be collected each year and in the same
manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in
addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount
required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds maturing
each year.  It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any
duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform
each and every act which is necessary to collect that additional sum.

   5096.365.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code,
there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State
Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal
the total of the following:
   (a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and
interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the
principal and interest become due and payable.
   (b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 5096.366, appropriated
without regard to fiscal years.
   5096.366.  For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director
of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an
amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that
have been authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this
chapter.  Any amount withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund.  Any
money made available under this section shall be returned to the
General Fund from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the
purpose of carrying out this chapter.
   5096.367.  Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720)
of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost
of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds.  These costs
shall be shared proportionally by each program funded through this
bond act.
   5096.367.5.  Actual costs incurred in connection with
administering programs authorized under the categories specified in
Section 5096.310 shall be paid from the funds authorized by this act.

   5096.368.  The secretary may request the Pooled Money Investment
Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in
accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of
carrying out this chapter.  The amount of the request shall not
exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by
resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out
this chapter.  The secretary shall execute any documents required by
the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan.  Any
amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the
board in accordance with this chapter.
   5096.369.  All money deposited in the fund that is derived from
premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the
fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a
credit to expenditures for bond interest.
   5096.370.  The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6
(commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4
of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State
General Obligation Bond Law.  Approval by the voters of the state of
the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the
approval of the issuance of any bonds to refund any bonds originally
issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
   5096.371.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the
State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds
pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the
effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income
for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the
Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond
proceeds and the investment earnings on those proceeds.  The
Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to
pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law
or to take any other action with respect to the investment and use of
bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain
the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other
advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
   5096.372.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that,
inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this
chapter are not "proceeds of taxes" as that term is used in Article
XIIIB of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these
proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
                                         (b) Funds provided pursuant
to this chapter, and any appropriation or transfer of those funds,
shall not be deemed to be a transfer of funds for the purposes of
Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2780) of Division 3 of the Fish
and Game Code.
  SEC. 1.5.  Chapter 1.693 (commencing with Section 5096.400) is
added to Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 1.693.  CAMP PENDLETON MARINE BASE

   5096.400.  To the extent permitted by federal law, if the Camp
Pendleton Marine Base in the County of San Diego ceases to be used as
a federal facility, it shall be converted to an open-space area or
greenbelt that shall be administered by the department.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1 of this act shall take effect upon adoption by
the voters of the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air,
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley
Act), as set forth in Section 1 of this act.
  SEC. 3.  (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other
provision of law, the Secretary of State shall submit Section 1 of
this act to the voters at the March 7, 2000, statewide general
election.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 13115 of the Elections Code, if
Section 1 of this act is placed on the ballot by the Legislature for
the March 7, 2000, statewide general election after the 131-day
deadline set forth in Section 9040 of the Elections Code, it shall be
placed on the ballot following all other ballot measures in the
order in which it qualified as determined by chapter number.
   (c) The Secretary of State shall include, in the ballot pamphlets
mailed pursuant to Section 9094 of the Elections Code, the
information specified in Section 9084 of the Elections Code regarding
the bond act contained in Section 1 of this act.  If that inclusion
is not possible, the Secretary of State shall publish a supplemental
ballot pamphlet regarding this act to be mailed with the ballot
pamphlet.  If the supplemental ballot pamphlet cannot be mailed with
the ballot pamphlet, the supplemental ballot pamphlet shall be mailed
separately.
  SEC. 4.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
respect to the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and
Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley Act),
all ballots of the election shall have printed thereon and in a
square thereof, exclusively the words:  "Safe Neighborhood Parks,
Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the
Villaraigosa-Keeley Act)" and in the same square under those words,
the following in 8-point type:  "This act provides two billion one
hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) to protect land around
lakes, rivers, and streams and the coast to improve water quality and
ensure clean drinking water; to protect forests and plant trees to
improve air quality; to preserve open space and farmland threatened
by unplanned development; to protect wildlife habitats; and to repair
and improve the safety of state and neighborhood parks.  (At this
point, the Attorney General shall include the financial impact
summary prepared pursuant to Section 9087 of the Elections Code and
Section 88003 of the Government Code)."  Opposite the square, there
shall be left spaces in which the voters may place a cross in the
manner required by law to indicate whether they vote for or against
the act.
   (b) Notwithstanding Sections 13247 and 13281 of the Elections
Code, the language in subdivision (a) shall be the only language
included in the ballot label for the condensed statement of the
ballot title, and the Attorney General shall not supplement, subtract
from, or revise that language, except that the Attorney General may
include the financial impact summary prepared pursuant to Section
9087 of the Elections Code and Section 88003 of the Government Code.
The ballot label is the condensed statement of the ballot title and
the financial impact summary.
   (c) Notwithstanding Section 13282 of the Elections Code, the
public shall be permitted to examine the condensed statement of the
ballot title in subdivision (a) for not more than eight days, and the
financial impact statement from the time it is received by the
Secretary of State until the end of the eight days.  Any voter may
seek a writ of mandate for the purpose of requiring any statement of
the ballot label, or portion thereof, to be amended or deleted only
within that eight-day period.
   (d) Where the voting in the election is done by means of voting
machines used pursuant to law in a manner that carries out the intent
of this section, the use of the voting machines and the expression
of the voter's choice by means thereof are in compliance with this
section.
  SEC. 5.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order that the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air,
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley
Act), set forth in Section 1 of this act, may be submitted for voter
approval at the earliest possible time, and in order to make
provision for the use of a federal military facility as soon as
possible, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
